Cooks the Books Competition

Taste Canada presented Cooks the Books Student Chef Battle
at Mildred's Temple Kitchen on October 18, 2018.

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Part of the Taste Canada Awards is the Student Chef Battle that happens before the awards where students from 9 teams from various cooking schools battle against each other and our judged by some Food Industry pros. 

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS:

Assiniboine Community College – Brandon, Manitoba
Centennial College – Toronto, Ontario
Conestoga College – Kitchener, Ontario
Fanshawe College – London, Ontario
Liaison College of Culinary Arts – Kitchener, Ontario
Liaison College of Culinary Arts – Toronto, Ontario
Thistletown Collegiate High School – Toronto, Ontario

The Judges were: Cookbook authors Christine Tizzard and Dennis Prescott and recipe developers Annabelle Waugh and Jennifer Emilson

Although I wasn't a judge an didn't get a chance to taste any of the dishes they were impressive creations that can stand up to most of the best restaurants in Toronto.

The Winners were:

The Silver Medal was awarded to  Celina do Souto and Sydney Lutz from Conestoga College (Kitchener, Ontario) for their Braised Beef Cheeks with Roasted Squash & Maple Milk Foam recipe.  

The Gold Medal was awarded to Jessi Coulter & Kaitlin McCarthy from Assiniboine Community College (Brandon, Manitoba) for their Cast Iron Seared Hudson River Arctic Char with Smoked Maple Birch Glaze, on Heritage Grain recipe. 

Casting Call for Great Bakers in Canada

Are you a serious Bakeaholic?  

Do you dream about baked goods and spend all of your free time in the kitchen whipping up mouth watering treats to share with friends and family?

Are you obsessed with the Baking Competitions on TV?

Are you looking for a big break in your life and a challenge?

Well the good news is there is an opportunity for you in Canada.

The Great Canadian Baking Show which originated in the UK is now casting for Season 2 and you can apply now by clicking the link below.

Click Here to apply:  Great Canadian Baking Show Casting  

I wish I had the talent the time and the energy to apply but I hope that you do and if you do and you get on the show please let me know so that I can watch and cheer you on.

Good Luck and even if you don't apply I would recommend watching the show because it's a lot of fun and you learn a lot about different baking techniques that you can use in your kitchen to impress your friends and family.

GOOD LUCK and HAPPY BAKING!

Hawksworth Young Chef competition

Event:  Hawksworth Young Chef Competition

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Website: http://hawksworthscholarship.com/about/dates/

I was invited to join my friend Mary at an interesting event in Toronto where Chef David Hawksworh from the Restaurant Hawksworth in Vancouver, BC created a non-profit  Foundation in culinary arts  to recognize and inspire young Canadian chefs.  It was the finals for the Hawksworth Young Chef Competition. 

The goal was to lift young Canadian talent in the culinary industry and give them a great opportunity to work in some of Canada's top restaurants and to grow and elevate to a higher level of excellence in the food industry.

The winner of the Hawksworth Young Chef Scholarship competition will receive $10,000, and a stage at a selected top international restaurant – giving them the inspiration and opportunity needed to develop their professional skills.

Hawksworth Young Chef Competition 

The winner of the Hawksworth Young Chef Competition 2017 was awarded to Connor Sterling from Vancouver, BC at the Awards presentation in Toronto.

Leanne and Dennis Prescott, me and Mary Tang

We had a great time chatting with Chef and Instagram celeb and his wife Leanne who works for World Vision where they both work on fundraising projects together by hosting dinners and travelling to Countries in need.

The appetizers were catered by Oliver an Bonnacini and they were all fantastic.  I especially enjoyed the mini Empanadas and the sliders were fantastic too.

I can't wait to see what all of these young chefs do in the coming years.

Congrats to all for your fabulous work.